Thanks Samcoffeeman (Pics)

Like many of you, I've really been enjoying watching Samcoffeeman evolve as a rescuer of estate pipes. This is partially self serving, as a guy who also cleans up pipes, because he so happy to share what he learns with others.
When I was cutting my teeth on cleaning up pipes Sam sent me a retort, gratis, out of the blue. Now he didn't just give me something potentially dangerous and cut me loose, he sent up four pages of instructions as well as links to youtube videos and online resources for how to use a retort safely and effectively.
This morning when I opened my mailbox to find yesterday's mail, there was a parcel from same waiting for me. I was thrilled to find a lovely pipe that Sam had refurbished, a pot of sterno to make retorting easier (and less messy), some 'baccy samples, and a new pair of gloves to wear while using the retort (safety first!).
This all to say that learning a new hobby is fun, but it becomes truly rich when a community like ours, with people like Sam, come together to enliven it.
Thanks Sam.
Here are some pics of the pipe. He posted a pic of it when it came in but, as you can see, he did a marvelous job cleaning it up. I LOVE its craggy blast. It reminds me of some of the early Dunhill Shells' blasts. It is an L.J. Peretti blasted Canadian with a silver (decorative as far as I can tell) band and it is unbelievably light for its size.





PS - If you're looking for a well cleaned and refurb'd estate pipe. Sam's your man.
-- Pat

Pat:

Is that one for sale? It looks like a really nice one...

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Shutter, you're a brother, but this pipe isn't going anywhere. I LOVE this pipe. It is going to be smoked, and nurtured, and live long and prosper (in a non Vulcan way) on my racks.
Now, I do have a boatload of other pipes... but that's a post for another thread on the forums.
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-- Pat

Thanks Harris. Would you believe that the pipe weighs in at 44g and it's 7" long. Not even a "7 inches long, winkwink, nudgenudge" but a REAL 7"... I measured the darn thing. I still can't get over how light this thing is.
-- Pat

Thanks Doc. I truly appreciate the back-story here!
Y'all should run, not walk, over to Sam's for sale page, because I am pretty sure he has this pipe's twin listed for sale over there.
-- Pat

May I ask if L.J. Peretti is a pipemaker from USA, or a shop whit it's line of pipes ?

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L.J. Peretti is one of (if not the) the oldest bricks & mortar tobacconists in the US. They still blend their own tobacco in house, and have a series of branded shop pipes available for sale. As noted above, their pipes have been made by numerous factories over the long history of the shop. For more information on L.J. Peretti you can head here: http://www.ljperetti.com/
Cheers,
-- Pat